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Arroyo meets Alvarez after House ‘coup’

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NEWLY-installed Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has met with her predecessor, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez of Davao del Norte, on Wednesday morning based on photos released at the House of Representatives. The meeting happened, two days after Alvarez was ousted from his post on Monday after 184 House members voted for Arroyo to assume the Speakership, catching Alvarez off guard. Aside from […]

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Sotto twits Alvarez: No enabling law for people’s initiative to amend 1987 Constitution

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THE House of Representatives cannot use the people’s initiative option as a means of making changes in the constitution because no law has been passed yet by Congress that would allow such an exercise, Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters during the Kapihan sa Senado news forum, Sotto said that while […]

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Federalism, rice tariffication among Duterte’s legislative agenda — Palace

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BILLS on federalism, and rice tariffication were among President Rodrigo Duterte’s top legislative agenda for the third regular session of the 17th Congress, Malacañang said on Thursday. In a press conference, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said Duterte intended to present the legislative agenda of his administration before delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. […]

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Duterte to sign Bangsamoro law before SONA on Monday, says Palace

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PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be historic as the Chief Executive is expected to sign the proposed Bangsamoro law before delivering his speech on Monday, Malacañang said on Thursday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the statement after the 28-member bicameral conference committee approved on Wednesday night the reconciled […]

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Rep. Mark Cojuangco announces bid for Pangasinan governor

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ROSALES, Pangasinan –Former three-termer 5th district Rep. Mark O. Cojuangco confirmed to his political supporters in the province that he would be filling his candidacy for governor anew and was willing to face anybody, including the incumbent governor, his political opponent in the last 2016 elections. Cojuangco, who is now consulting with his political supporters, […]

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Aquino sends ‘regrets’ to Duterte SONA

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FORMER president Benigno Aquino 3rd will not attend the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of his successor, President Rodrigo Duterte, for the third straight year, the House of Representatives said on Monday. “[Former] president Aquino already sent regrets,” the House said through its Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Special Affairs Bureau. The same unit confirmed the […]

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Slain Cavite vice mayor laid to rest; wife eyes politics behind killing

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THOUSANDS of supporters and residents of Trece Martires, Cavite bid farewell to slain Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan. Prior to the funeral march on Sunday, a mass was held before a horse-drawn carriage transported the casket of Lubigan to the Saint Jude Memorial Park where he was buried. Supporters and residents of Lubigan lined the road […]

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Pulse Asia: Majority of Filipinos oppose shift to federalism

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MAJORITY of Filipinos are opposed to a shift to federalism, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey. The survey on 1,800 respondents from June 15 to 21 said 62 percent were not in favor, 28 percent were in favor while 10 percent were uncertain. At the same time, the survey said that 69 percent had […]

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Defense chief: Sison a ‘barking dog best ignored’

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DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday lashed out at exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison for branding the idea of localized peace talks a “waste” of government funds and said he should be ignored like a “barking dog.” “I consider Sison’s rejection and rant as just a noisy distraction, […]

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Trillanes security pullout part of ‘review’ of police core functions, says PNP spokesman

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THE pullout of police security personnel of Sen. Antonio Trillanes 4th was in line with a comprehensive review of all protective security men and in line with efforts in maximizing all human resources available, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday. “The PNP is conducting a comprehensive review of all protective security personnel its Police Security […]

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